Design for Conscious Living

As a general contracting company, we have worked with Celia on several projects, big and small, over the past five years. Celia is professional, meticulous, and is a pleasure to work with. She knows how to work with both trades and clients, and seamlessly flows back and forth between the two. With a calm and warm personality, we definitely look forward to working with her every single time.

Celia was fantastic to work with. She helped my husband and I plan the exterior of our front porch including landscaping ideas. We had a tired looking entrance that needed some help and upon demolition she helped us design a beautiful space where we can enjoy watching our boys play outside for years to come. She helped us navigate the design process, keeping functionality and aesthetic at the forefront and helped my husband and I combine our joint ideas for this project. Without her help I'm sure we wouldn't have landed on a design that we both love.

I have been a contractor for over twenty years and have worked for clients with all different sorts of budgets and scopes of work; anything from bathroom renovations to large additions. Each project and every client are vastly different. I have also worked with many designers brought in by clients. There is not enough time to describe the numerous negative interactions I have had with some designers. I never know what situations will arise when designers insist on doing something one way, even though it will add thousands to their client’s bill and where the design usually puts form over function (which I know the clients will regret once they live in the space or use a fixture that looks pretty but does not function well.) Working with Celia has been a pleasant surprise. From the first moment we did a walk through together of our mutual client’s project to the finish of the project, Celia was always respectful of my input and changed her design to accommodate both budget and function. Celia also offered more of a coaching role to the client where the client knew what she wanted but benefitted from bouncing ideas off of Celia. Celia also offered a range of services and, instead of charging for drawings in certain situations, she saved the client money and time by meeting with me on site to measure out locations for lighting and fixtures. Celia also has excellent contacts for products and services. She also reached out to check on the project even though her roll was mostly finished, which I really appreciated.For anyone out there who would like an interior designer who is flexible, listens to you, and offers valuable advise or coaching on design elements, I highly recommend working with Celia from Design For Conscious Living!Aresh Katirai from Brilliant By Design Inc.